'Terrible outcome': Ted Cruz jabs GOP 'cheerleaders' as he warns Trump's bet may backfire. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) delivered a dire warning to American consumers still digesting the effects of President Donald Trump’s massive set of tariffs as he painted a doomsday scenario, he said the country is at “a very real risk of.” The bleak outlook from the Republican senator came Friday on an episode of his podcast, “Verdict with Ted Cruz,” where he turned the tables on Trump and threw a veiled shot at his fellow Republicans.

Over 1,400 protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are expected across all 50 states on Saturday, organized by a pro-democracy movement in response to what they call a “hostile takeover” and attack on American rights and freedoms. The “Hands Off!” mass-action protests will take place at state capitols, federal buildings, congressional offices, Social Security’s headquarters, parks and city halls throughout the entire country – anywhere “we can make sure they hear us,” organizers say.

Huge crowds gather in 'Hands Off' rallies nationwide in protest of Trump admin. Tens of thousands of protesters mustered in cities and towns across the country on Saturday to sound off against the Trump administration's cuts to the federal government and its polices. Carrying homemade posters and chanting "Hands Off," the protesters came out to the more than 1,200 rallies nationwide despite rain in many cities, according to organizers. Several Democratic heavyweights, including some members of Congress, joined the protests and urged the public not to stand for what they called the administration's mismanagement and breaking with constitutional norms. Our founders wrote a Constitution that did not begin with 'We the dictators,'" Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., told the crowd gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Musk slams top Trump adviser Navarro as tariffs bite. Elon Musk blasted top Trump administration trade adviser Peter Navarro overnight, calling out his education and lack of corporate credentials. Why it matters: The two-day rout in the stock market this week, after Trump announced sweeping new tariffs backed by Navarro, cost Musk nearly $18 billion just on his Tesla stock.

Resurfaced Clips Show Marco Rubio, Lindsey Graham and Other Republicans Slamming Tariffs: 'China's Not Going to Pay the Tariff'. A montage of resurfaced clips shows Republican leaders, including U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Senator Lindsey Graham and others criticizing tariffs and warning against trade wars. Throughout the montage, Republican politicians who are now throwing their full support behind President Donald Trump painted a dark picture of what life would look like in the U.S. and around the globe if high tariffs were imposed. The first clip features then-Senator Rubio condemning tariffs as "a tax on Americans" during his 2015 presidential campaign. He later suspended his campaign after losing the Florida Republican primary to Donald Trump. "A tariff isn't paid by the exporter. China's not going to pay the tariff. The buyer is going to pay the tariff," he continued. Rubio's previous comments contradict statements he made at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday where he stated the president is resetting the global order of trade with his reciprocal tariffs. He also criticized China for "distorting markets." Elsewhere in the clip, top Republican Chuck Grassley decried the Smoot-Hawley tariffs, which he said shut down world trade and made the Great Depression worse, "so let's not repeat that mistake." President Trump's tariffs, however, are higher, CNBC reported. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said tariffs "would kill jobs all across this country" while Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson stated generalized tariffs would harm allies and American consumers. He added that no one wins a trade war because "there's so much collateral damage, and it's a very risky and dangerous strategy."